Hong Kong Regulations

LAND REGISTRATION REGULATIONS,LAND REGISTRATION REGULATIONS - REGULATION 10

Procedure upon receipt of instrument and memorial

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Upon receiving an instrument and memorial delivered under and in accordance
with regulation 5 the Land Registrar shall-

   (a)  number the memorial according to the order of time in which it is
        received;

   (b)  give a receipt to the person by whom the instrument and memorial were
        delivered for the instrument and memorial specifying the date of the
        receipt of the instrument and memorial and the memorial number;

   (c)  either-

        (i)    record on the instrument and memorial- (A) the date of the
               receipt of the instrument and memorial; and (B) the
               memorial number; or

        (ii)   record on a gum label the particulars mentioned in subparagraph
               (i) and affix such gum label to the instrument and memorial;
               and (L.N. 445 of 1996)

   (d)  either-

        (i)    if he is satisfied that the land or premises to which the
               Property Reference Number (if any) specified in the memorial
               relates is the same land or premises to which the memorial
               relates, or that the address specified in the memorial of the
               land or premises corresponds with the address of the land or
               premises specified on the portion of the record of a
               register computer kept by him for the purposes of regulation 14
               for the land or premises, enter- (20 of 2002 s. 5) (A) the
               memorial number; (B) the date of the instrument to which the
               memorial relates; (C) the date of delivery; (D) the names of
               the parties or other relevant persons; and (E) the
               consideration (if any), on a portion of the record in the
               register computer kept for the purposes of this regulation for
               the land or premises to which the instrument relates; or

        (ii)   in any other case, enter the date of the receipt of the
               instrument and memorial number on an index of land and premises
               maintained by the Land Registrar for the purposes of this
               regulation. (20 of 2002 s. 5) (L.N. 353 of 1994)